US109606A - Rodolphus j - Google Patents

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Letters Patent No, 109,606, dated November 29, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent andmakjng part of the same.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I7 RoDoLPHUs J. Fossalta, of

the township of Plaield, in the county off-Kent and State of Michigan, have invented anew and improved Fence; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact' .description ythereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings making part of this speoication, in which-' j i Figure l is a side elevation of my improved fence. Figure 2 is a detached sectional elevation, showing post B, braces G, foot-piece D, and cap-piece E.

vFigure 3 is a section* showing position of. braces C and foot-piece D before they cap-piece E is placed in position.

Figure 4 is a'section showing opening for the passage of teams, by means of sliding back the horizontal boards A.

Figure -5 is a section showing opening et the bottom, without distnrbingthe top.

Figure 6 'shows footpieee D and cap-piece E.

Similar lettersv ol1 refe ce. indicatecorresponding parts in the several-vgnres.

".Lhe object of this invention-iste'produce portable or stationaryboaid fencesk without the useoi' nails, bolts, or pins, in sncha manner as to, etiectsnbstaniiai work, and at'less' expense than heretofore. p

To enableothers skilled "in the art to understand my invention, Lwill describe itsconstrnction and operation. l j p A A A A represent the boards forming the horizontal portion of the tence.

These boards may be of any length or width, and are received and held to place by means of' post B, as shown in fig. 2.

B B represent the receiving 0r portable posts,`

which are held to place at the bottom and top by means 'of foot-piece D and cap-piece E.

These posts are made from ordinary inch lumber, and are mortised at regular intervals', to receive the horizontal boards A, in such a manner as to allow the same to slide in either direction, thereby enabling a passage to be effected at any point in the fence, as shown in fig. 4.

By allowing the horizontal boards A to slide in the post B, I do away with: all gates or bars, and vam enabled, also, toallow sheep or hogs topass from one lield to another without opening a gap sufficient for horses or cattle to pass, as shown in fig. 5.

It will be observed that every alternate post Bis mortised in such a manner as to receive two thickncsses of the horizontal boards A, thereby enabling them to la-p and pass at the point oi' joining, as shown in ig.'5.

C C O G-.O represent the braces, which are two and one-half inches in diameter. These braces are sunk or driven i'nto the earth, as shown in fig. 3, and then sprung together and fastened at the top by means of vcap-.piece E,'as shown in iig. 2, being held firmly atthe bottom by means-oi' foot-pic`ce D.

D I) D D D represent the foot-pieces, forming the base of the fence, being niortised to receive and snpport post B, as shown in g. 6.

E E E E, E representcap-pieces, which may be used either at the top of brace, C, shown iig. 1, or at any point lower. By' means oi" this adj ust-able cap-piece I am enable to use brace C of any length.

' lt will be observed that my improved fence, as above described, can be moved with ease and without damage. By removing the adj nstahle cap E and brace O the fence is left free to be moved, by section or otherwise.

vAnother important consideration claimed is, that the horizontal boards A, heilig nsed without nails or holes, may be removed fromzthe fence, when dry er seasoned, and converted into other purposes, requiring dry lumber.` By this means I am enabled to season lumber inthe fence, replacing it at any time by green orunseasoned stuff. I

I also' claim, by this invention, to be able to use any: kind of lumber, without regard to its warping, as, by means of the post B, it is held iirnily'and securely to place. f

Having described my invention,

That .I claim as new, anddcsire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A portable or stationary board-fence, composed of horizontal boards A, connected by post B and brace C, and secured by means of foot-piece D and cap-v piece E, snbstantiallyas described.

Geenen Brunes, JQXV'. Pinnen.

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